Luke Shaw passes the ball at Shanghai Stadium as he continues his comeback from a broken leg

With the promising star missing the rest of the campaign and this summer's European Championships, Shaw finally made a return to action to a rapturous reception from 5,500 United fans in the 2-0 friendly victory against Wigan.

Describing his return as the "best feeling ever", the left-back admitted that he had doubts that he would never play football again.

"I think when I did it (the injury) the first thought that went through my head was 'Am I going to play football again or how long am I going to be out for?'," he said at a press conference ahead of United's International Champions Cup match against Borussia Dortmund.

"It wasn't too much about the pain because I could deal with that. Yeah there was a fear about how long it was going to take or if I was even going to be back playing football again."

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"As I went through it (the recovery process) I knew I was coming back and I'm just looking forward now. My leg feels great, I just want to push on in this pre-season and get fully fit.

"When I had my first game on Saturday against Wigan I felt so emotional, the way the crowd were with me, with the cheers when I had my first touch, that meant a lot to me and my family were there to see it.

"It's the best feeling." He continued.

United face German giants Dortmund in China on Friday before Jose Mourinho reunites with Pep Guardiola three days after when they meet rivals Man City.